Which of the following statements about a moving object is correct?
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The correct statement about a moving object is "At a steady velocity, the resultant force acting on it must be equal to zero." This means that when an object is moving at a constant speed in a straight line (i.e., at a steady velocity), the net force acting on it is zero. This does not mean that there are no forces acting on the object, but rather that the forces are balanced such that they cancel each other out. If the object were to accelerate or decelerate, there would be a net force acting on it. Similarly, air resistance can be a force acting on the object but it does not need to be zero for the object to move at a steady velocity, as long as it is balanced by other forces.